1953 Tour de France
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| Final Standings | ||
|---|---|---|
| Overall | Louison Bobet | 129h 23' 25" |
| Second | Jean Malléjac | +14' 18" |
| Third | Giancarlo Astrua | +15' 02" |
| Points | Fritz Schaer | 271 points |
| Second | Fiorenzo Magni | 307 points |
| Third | Raphaël Géminiani | 406 points |
| Climber | Jesus Loroño | 54 points |
| Second | Louison Bobet | 36 points |
| Third | Joseph Mirando | 30 points |
| Teams | Netherlands | |
| Second | ||
| Third | ||
The 1953 Tour de France was the 40th Tour de France, taking place July 3 to July 27, 1953. The total race distance was 22 stages over 4479 km, with riders averaging 34.593 km/h.
Fifty years after the first maillot jaune, the 1953 Tour featured the introduction of the maillot vert, the green "sprinter's" jersey. The classification was based on a points system not unlike the King of the Mountains classification.
[edit] Results
[edit] General classification
| Rank | Name | Country | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Louison Bobet |  France |
129h 23' 25" | |
| 2 | Jean Malléjac | France |
14' 18" | |
| 3 | Giancarlo Astrua |  Italy |
15' 02" | |
| 4 | Alex Close |  Belgium |
17' 35" | |
| 5 | Wout Wagtmans |  Netherlands |
18' 05" | |
| 6 | Fritz Schaer |  Switzerland |
18' 44" | |
| 7 | Antonin Rolland | France |
23' 03" | |
| 8 | Nello Lauredi | France |
26' 03" | |
| 9 | Raphaël Geminiani | France |
27' 18" | |
| 10 | François Mahé | France |
28' 26" |
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